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Competition Health

Founder of WellaHealth Named 2023 Winner of Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Competition

Ikpeme Neto, the founder of WellaHealth, a Nigerian digital health insurance company, has been named winner of Africa’s Business Heroes

Google
Business SMEs

Google’s Hustle Academy Awards ₦75m to 15 Nigerian SMBs in Funding Initiative

5,300 small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across Africa today celebrated their graduation from Google’s Hustle Academy, showcasing their commitment to

African School of Economics
Edtech

Pan-African University, The African School of Economics Expands to Zanzibar

The African School of Economics (ASE), the Pan-African university developing the frontier of Africa’s next generation of scholars, researchers, policymakers and

Irish Tech Challenge
Competition Startup

Meet the Top Five Selected Startups For Irish Tech Challenge  

The Embassy of Ireland in South Africa, in partnership with Wits University’s Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI),

Konnect
Fintech Payment

Konnect Emerges as the Sole Tunisian Fintech Selected for the Visa Accelerator Program in Africa

Konnect, the Tunisian fintech revolutionizing financial services in Tunisia, has been announced as the sole Tunisian representative accepted into the

BasiGo
Grants

E-Mobility Startup, BasiGo Gets $1.5m to Expand to Rwanda

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded BasiGo a $1.5 Million grant through its Development Innovation Ventures

Almouneer
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Almouneer, an Egyptian Healthtech Startup, Secures $3.6m Funding

Almouneer, the Egyptian healthtech startup, has raised $3.6 million seed round led by Dubai-based Global Ventures, with participation from other

Husk Power
Clean Energy

Husk Power Secures $100m in Equity and Debt Power Growth of Community Solar Minigrids in Africa

Husk Power Systems, the solar electric power generation company, has announced that it has closed $43 million in Series D

Flutterwave
Partnership Payment

Microsoft Collaborate With Flutterwave to Power Payment Innovation in Africa

Microsoft has announced a five-year strategic technology partnership with Flutterwave. Through the new collaboration, Flutterwave will build its next-generation platform

SME Growth LAB
SMEs

SME Growth LAB Partners With Bujeti to Empower African SMEs with N500k Funding

SME Growth Lab Africa, a Digital Accelerator Program committed to supporting Small and Medium  Enterprises across Africa, has announced an